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Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 2: Born to Good Luck; or The Boy Who Succeeded

Gelesen von Keith Salis

(4,6 Sterne; 15 Bewertungen)

Dick Armstrong is an enterprising young man who works his way out of a slave-labor situation to become a successful businessman at only age 17. He shows through cool, reasonable understanding of business, an honest man can make something of himself if he takes advantage of the opportunities given him. (Summary by Keith Salis) (2 hr 29 min)

Chapters

Ch 1 The Scrap at Cobham's Corner

8:44

Read by Keith Salis

Ch 2 Accused of Theft

10:21

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Ch 3 Leaving His Home

9:00

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Ch 4 On Board the Minnehaha

7:27

Read by Keith Salis

Ch 5 In which Silas Maslin Fails to Recover His Runaway

8:22

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Ch 6 How Dick Runs Across a Deserted Farmhouse, and what He Finds There

8:58

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Ch 7 Dick's First Speculation

8:00

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Ch 8 In which Dick Takes a Partner, and the Firm Winds up the Apple Speculation

7:34

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Ch 9 A Transaction in Nuts

9:16

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Ch 10 In which Dick Finds Luke Maslin in Bad Company and Overhears a Shady Sche…

7:17

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Ch 11 Dick and Joe on the Trail of Mudgett, Tim Bunker, and their Dupe

8:29

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Ch 12 Dick and Joe Block Mudgett and Tim Bunker's Shady Enterprise

8:20

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Ch 13 Wreck and Rescue

10:22

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Ch 14 Dick Buys an Invention that Proves to be a Winner

10:29

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Ch 15 A Nervy Venture and what Came of It

9:26

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Ch 16 A Night Attack and a Recognition

7:58

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Ch 17 What Finally Comes to the Boy Who Succeeded

9:43

Read by Keith Salis

Bewertungen

(3 Sterne)

Well read! Not as good as the books IMHO! Much like a soap opera! I’m sure newsboys would have loved it!

loved the story

(5 Sterne)

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